Chapter 33: Wasn’t An Impossible
"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Darian said dryly, staring at the Elder.
"You contaminated the Celestial Yang Mulberry! Its energy has weakened drastically!" That Elder roared 'furiously', but his eyes clearly lit up at the chance to get rid of them.
All the Elders stopped what they were doing and moved closer. They quickly saw a one-meter dried root on the ground. At the same time, they followed the energy trail and noticed the whole stretch of root was weaker, as if Darian had tried to absorb several meters but failed.
Then they looked at the Mulberry Tree itself, and some of its leaves looked more withered than usual. He was the one who caused this: affected all the roots, a big part of the one he was on, and even the Mulberry itself.
"This can only be the work of a traitor! We've always suspected that crazy Dragoness. She killed so many innocents... no wonder she'd have some evil partner just like her!"
Niara lost her patience and growled, spreading her wings and clenching her fists. "Who do you think you are?!"
Immediately, the atmosphere turned tense.
'Niara, listen to me, don't do anything.' Darian tried to calm her mentally.
That was a clear provocation, aimed right at her. He had touched Niara's weak spot, the one thing that made her lose control. He clearly knew about her past and what had happened with that couple before; it wasn't hard to figure out she couldn't stand anyone bringing that up.
He had waited for the perfect opportunity to use it against her. If she really lost it now, combined with the Mulberry problem, she'd be condemned as a criminal with no chance of redemption.
But, contrary to what he expected...